Strangely enough, this is the case in Indianapolis, where political leaders are suddenly concerned that folks are using firearms to protect themselves or others.
To be clear, Indiana has a powerful stand your ground law that protects individuals who do not choose to run away and hope for the best. This is not a free pass to brandish a weapon at the slightest provocation or to settle an argument.
But that’s the point that some Indianapolis leaders attempted to drive home. They charge that incidents that did not require armed intervention are being settled with bullets, and law enforcement officials are making the case that self-defense has gone too far.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears weighed in on the “issue.” “What’s upsetting to me is, if you look at the month of January, I think we had 18 homicides during that month. Fourteen of those were being investigated for self-defense, meaning that someone lost their life, and that case might ultimately be cleared.”
That is the entire point of the state law, that a person who is forcibly threatened may defend themselves. If it is truly a case of self-defense, then the individual fully deserves to be cleared.
Mears added, “But that doesn’t do anything for that family who lost someone.”
No, but that’s not the issue. While the loss of life is tragic, a person’s right to defend themselves cannot be negated simply because of the reaction of the attacker’s family.
For example, one of the January deaths came when a homeowner was able to wrestle a gun away from an alleged intruder. Just two days later a woman told police she defended herself from her boyfriend’s violent attack.
Are either of the people who pulled the trigger in these cases worthy of prosecution? If the facts of both situations are upheld, of course not. Officials wringing their hands over a rise in self-defense cases are missing the point.
Certainly, arguments should not be an automatic excuse for gunfire. But when an armed citizen truly defends themselves from a violent attacker, their heroic action should not be a cause for concern.
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